Bolivian congress ok’s use of troops against protesters

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Bolivia’s congress voted Tuesday to let President Rodrigo Paz deploy soldiers and declare a state of emergency to counter huge street protests seeking his resignation over economic hardship. By a more than two-thirds majority the Chamber of Deputies eliminated a rule that restricted the center-right president’s leeway to invoke emergency measures, the chamber’s speaker Roberto Castro announced. – Bolivian congress ok’s use of troops against protesters